Pencil-holder.



H. W. THOMAS. PENCIL HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 2, 1913.

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Patented Jfine 3, 1913.

HOWARD W. THOMAS, OF 'CHARLEROI, PENNSYLVANIA.

PENCIL-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June a, late.

Application filed'J'anuary 2, 1913. Serial No. 739,870.

Charleroi, in the county of Washington and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Penoil-Holders, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to pencil holders and more particularly to pencilholders adapted to be engaged around a persons ear to hold the pencil inposition against the head.

An object of the invention is to provide a device of this characterwhich may be constructed of resilient material and which may be readilyengaged with or disengaged from the ear, as desired.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will belight in weight and which will securely hold the pencil in positionwithout gripping the ear.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will be ofextremely simple construction and cheap to manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, as will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions,arrangements and combina tions of the parts that I shall hereinafterfully describe and claim. I

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing, in vvh'ich,

Figure 1 is an elevational view of my invention applied to the ear of aperson. Fig. 2 is an enlarged View similar to Fig. 1, but simply showinthe ear of the Person and the curved portion of the device being shownin dotted lines back of the ear. Fig. 3 is a detail elevational view ofthe device removed. Fig. 4 is a perspective view and showin the oppositeside of the device.

- Fig. 5 1s a detail perspective view of the upper portion of thedevice, to more clearly show the arc-shaped members of the parallel legsfor retaining the encil in engagement against the side of t e personshead. Fig. 6 1s a fragmentary "view of the temple piece or ear engagingpiece of spectacles, with a modified form of my device carried thereby.Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 1,

showing the modified form of my device in use. a t I Corresponding andlike parts are referred to in the following description and designatedin the accompanying drawing by like reference characters.

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates the pencil-engaging portion of mydevice which is of substantially U-shaped form and has the legs thereofcurved, as shown at 2, adjacent the leg-connecting bar 3.

The legs are designated by the numeral 4. The short leg 4 is engaged, atits lower end,

around the ear-encircling portion 5 which is substantially in the formof the letter C and has connected to its upper end, the lower end of thelong leg 4.

The device is preferably constructed of one piece of resilient metal,such as spring wire and is, therefore, extremely light in weight.

When the device is in position upon the ear, the leg'connecting bar 3normally rests against the side of the head above the ear, and a pencilor the like may be readily engaged between the legs 4 and the side ofthe head by placing the pencil against the head above the bar '3, thenmoving the pencil downwardly, as the forward end of the bar 3 is spacedslightly from the side of the head and is higher than the rear end ofthe bar, as clearly shown on the drawing. When the pencil is inposition, it slopes rearwardly slightly, thus eliminating the danger ofthe pencil sliding out of position as the head is moved forward. Owingto the resiliency of the material of which the device is constructed,the pencil will be resiliently held "against the side of the head. Thepressure against the side of the head, however, is not suflicient toannoy the party Wearing the device.

In the modified'form shown in Figs. 6, and 7, I have shown the legs 6 ofsubstantially the same length and having their lower. ends secured tothe curved portion of the ear-engaging bar 7 of the eye-glasses orspectacles 8, as shown at 9. The legs 6 are provided with, the curvedportions 10 corresponding to the curved portions 2 of the legs 4 in thepreferred form, said curved portions 10 being adjacent theleg-connecting bar 11. In this form, the curved end of the ear-engagingbar 7 takes the place of the curved earengaging portion 5 in the 1therefore, all dangfr of the device becoming:

- 5, when the device is constructed, as

preferred form. The device 'in this second form, however, is adapted toreceive and hold the pencil in the same manner as in the preferred form.In this latter form, the device, tion and removed with the spectacles 8and,

disengaged from e ear is eliminated.

If desired, one end of the cord 12 may be connected with the device atthe point at which the long or front leg 4 connects with the upper endof the ear-engaging portion shown in the preferred form, it beingunderstood that the other end of the cord may be connected with abutton-hole or with nose glasses.

While I have shown the preferred form of my invention, it will beunderstood that minor changes in the details of construction may be madewithin the scope of the a pended claims without departing from tl iespirit of my invention.

What I claim is 1. A pencil holder comprising an ear en- 1 as will beseen, is placed in posicircling portion having one end extended upwarly, bent at substantially a right angle, then directed downwardly andengaged around the main part of the earencirchng portion to provide apencil engaging member, the upwardly and downwardly directed portions ofthe pencil engaging member being curved for engagement with the pencilto retain the same in against the side of the head above the ear.

2. An article of manufacture comprising :a'pencil holder formed of aresilient ear encircling member having one end turned upon itself anddirected upwardly, then turned and extended at an angle with itsextremity directed downwardly and secured to the body of the earencircling member for re taini a pencil in positim ggainst the head immeiately above the ear.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. HOWARD W. THOMAS}. Witnesses:

GEORGE Rrsnnck, Eur. E. PIPER.

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